Sunday, September 29, 2013

People's power?

I might sound old, but I can't help to compare the people's power that toppled dictators in Indonesia 1998 and Philippines 1986 to today's trade union march against the tories in Manchester, UK. 

 

The big difference was that in Jakarta 1998 and Manila 1986, people march united as one against a dictator - Soeharto and Marcos. The people were anonimous Joe Everybodies. Today's protest in Manchester, UK, was filled with banners and placards of organisations or political parties all advertising their interest. None provides practical and logical sollution. 

Indonesians toppled Soeharto's dictatorship by marching as one, not by advertising organisation A, B, C...

I do agree that today's government in power - coallition between Conservative (or Tory) and Liberal Democrat - is evil. Any government who kiils the poor - Cameron in UK 2010-2013 or Sutiyoso in Jakarta 2002-2005 - is indeed EVIL. I agree that they need to step down and be replaced by human who work for the people, not for the greedy bussinessmen and international conglomerates.

Well, this guy said it nicely

Still, it made me sad that today's trade union march was more about promoting individual unions or political parties or institutions or causes, rather than marching together as one. I do not buy the advert of trade unions because all they wanted is our subscription. I had been a member of two unions, both had no union representative available when i really needed them, and I was not the only one with this experience.

I am still waiting for politicians with real human hearts who will defend the people, the poor, with all their hearts until the last blood... I have not seen the quality of Chico Mendez and Romero here in the first world England. 

I am disappointed of the country where modern democracy was born. Still I cannot just leave this modern society, go to the jungle of West Papua and join their Liberation Army. Well, of course I could, but I still have a responsibility of raising my son until he goes to university and independent. Neither does joining badger resistant army would do any good for now. 

Therefore I will continue doing what i can do - fighting for what is right in anyway I can, working togther with those who have human hearts, and fight the evil of greedy capitalistsm, politic of selfishness and injustice. I will fight with my service user for the right of public service for those with no internet access (damn you manchester, advertising the city as digital champion while discriminating against those who are not internet-literate!). I will advocate for those who are entitled of student bursary but their social workers are too lazy and beaurocratic to provide. I will fight for the better treatments of new social workers by the dictatorship of their local authority and fight for transparency in local authority management. I will fight for the stop of badger cull for this is human laziness to address the real problem and find innocent creatures as scapegoat....

Come and join me all human hearts, with care and love we can defeat the evil little by little...


In all our different ways, we can unite in one compassion for fellow human. We can continue to question injustice especially by those in power. We can refuse to be victims and take responsibilities to make a difference. For it is better to light a candle than curse at the darkness....




Thursday, September 5, 2013

Candle


A reminder to take action rather than moaning. Fight the unjust, change your world, take action and fight hard. If you cannot...then keep your mouth shut. Human have two ears and one mouth for a reason. Complaining with no action does not change anything, it just make others miserable.


If you listen, the universe will provide some answers. If you would not take action, don't talk!